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Now Is Not the Time for Vista

Posted by Zonk on from the is-anyone-ever-really-ready-for-an-os-upgrade dept.

narramissic writes "With nearly a month of Vista availability behind us, businesses don't seem to be in any rush to take the leap. An article on ITworld cites two significant reasons for the foot-dragging. First, Microsoft's case-by-case approach to Vista patches, which is leaving some problems unpatched until after the consumer release in January. Second, application (in)compatibility. From the article: 'Some of the applications that still aren't compatible with Vista include IBM Corp.'s Lotus Notes e-mail and collaboration suite; Cisco Systems Inc.'s and Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.'s VPN clients; Intuit Corp.'s accounting software QuickBooks 2006 and earlier versions; and anti-virus (AV) software from Trend Micro Inc.'" '

2 of 402 comments (clear)

  1. You SHOULD upgrade by Toby+The+Economist · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Notes isn't compatible?

    There IS a reason to upgrade to Vista!

  2. You are a moron by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If you believe that Linux is ten years behind you either:
    A) Just crawled out from under a rock.
    B) Are a Microsoft Buttboy who just wants to spread lies.
    C) Are a complete moron.
    D) All of the above